Kentucky Wildcats junior guard Rhyne Howard has been named the SEC Player of the Year for the second straight season by league coaches.
Howard, who was also named to the All-SEC First Team, was joined on the list of SEC honors by senior guard Chasity Patterson, who was tabbed to the SEC All-Defensive Team. This is the second conference honor for Patterson, who last season was named the SEC’s 6th Woman of the Year.
In addition, Howard has been named one of 11 semifinalists for the 2021 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s National Player of the Year.